20 Best Books To Read in October

by Lily King

That college love affair you never got over? Come wallow in this gorgeous version of it. Full review >

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by Quan Barry

A terrifying must-read set at the ends of the Earth. Full review >

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by Megha Majumdar

This electrifying depiction of dignity and morality under siege reveals the horror hidden by the bland term “climate change.” Full review >

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by Robyn Ryle

Thoroughly refreshing: an astute portrait of contemporary small-town America that's genuinely fun to read. Full review >

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by Nic Stone

A captivating blend of lyrical writing and incisive social commentary. Full review >

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by Brandon Taylor

A piercing, precise, and affecting tale of young love and high art. Full review >

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by Max Delsohn

Attempts and embarrassments, workaday triumphs and acts of kindness—Delsohn brings all this and more to shimmering life. Full review >

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by Joe Hill

At turns spooky and funny, with bits of inside baseball and a swimming pool’s worth of blood. Full review >

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by Catherine Newman

A heartbreaking, laugh-provoking, and absolutely Ephron-esque look at the beauty and fragility of everyday life. Full review >

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by Susan Straight

Straight reminds us of where we have been and where we are going without once looking away. Full review >

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by Stephanie Burt

More than a fan’s notes: a smart, incisive look at the singer-songwriter who has captured the world’s imagination. Full review >

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by Philippe Sands

An extraordinary exposé of the collusion of Nazis with the Pinochet dictatorship in Chile. Full review >

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by Jake Tapper

A smart page-turner about the atypical trial of an al-Qaida member. Full review >

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by Jelani Cobb

Provocative, arguable, written with both bravado and great care: an exemplary collection. Full review >

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by Gabrielle Hamilton

A nimbly written, alternately dark and hopeful account of dysfunction layered on dysfunction. Full review >

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